You can count on the Libraries!
This last year the Libraries provided a quiet place to study, answered thousands of questions and hosted workshops that advanced your learning and information navigation skills.
We’re looking back at some key moments from the last year in our 2025 annual report. Read the full report to learn more about how the Libraries empower research and learning at Waterloo >> https://experience.uwaterloo.ca/libraries-annual-report-2025 (link in bio)
Join the Libraries for our spring Anti-Racism Reads series, where we will be unpacking the book One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This over the course of five lunch time sessions at Dana Porter Library, beginning June 4.
Sign up now to save your seat >>
https://libcal.uwaterloo.ca/calendar/events/ARRSP26
Your face card never declines but the Libraries still need your library card!
Your WatCard is your library card, giving you full access to a variety of resources from the Libraries! In addition to checking out library books and textbooks, we offer services dedicated to making your student life easier and more convenient!
Start making the most out of your WatCard by using it at the Libraries! More details at https://uwaterloo.ca/lib/services/my-library-card (link in bio)
Join the University of Waterloo’s Office of Indigenous Relations and the Libraries for an Indigenous Authors & Publishers Reading, Panel & Q&A on June 11, 1:30–3:00 p.m. at the Dana Porter Library (Main Floor, in front of the Indigenous mural).
Featuring Indigenous-owned publishers Ojistoh Publishing and Kegedonce Press, with readings and discussion by Dawn Cheryl Hill, Dr. Karenna’onwe Hill, D.A. Lockhart, and Coltrane Seesequasis.
Enjoy powerful stories, thoughtful conversation, audience Q&A, book sales, and light refreshments.
📍 University of Waterloo
📖 Come listen, learn, and celebrate Indigenous voices.
Link in bio!
Happy spring term, Warriors! The Libraries are here for you if you need a quiet place to study, resources for your assignments and research, or expert help to save you time navigating the vast information landscape.
Dana Porter Library
Monday to Friday: 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday: 12 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Davis Centre Library
Monday to Thursday: 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Friday: 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday: 12 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Good luck on your spring term!
The University of Waterloo Libraries’ Special Collections & Archives is the recipient of the 2026 Archives Association of Ontario Institutional Award!
“We’re deeply proud of the work of Special Collections & Archives, particularly in its leadership in sharing expertise around archival description. It’s gratifying to see their work recognized by peers across Ontario. -- Beth Namachchivaya, University Librarian
Read more about this exciting achievement >> https://uwaterloo.ca/lib/news/libraries-special-collections-archives-earns-provincial
Image: Two people behind a library desk: one standing, one sitting; the person standing hands a document to the person sitting, with shelves of books behind them and open books on the table.
Some of our study carrels just got a glow up!
Dana Porter 7th floor has a row of new study carrels and chairs with a great view of the Arts Quad.
Happy studying, Warriors!
May is Canadian Jewish Heritage Month, an opportunity to discover and celebrate Jewish culture and history.
We're sharing a selection of books from our collection to help you discover a new story:
Hanna's Diary, 1938-1941 by Hanna Spencer
By Chance Alone by Max Eisen
Liquid Times by Zygmunt Bauman
Search our catalogue for your next read (links in bio)!
May is Asian Heritage Month, an opportunity to learn more about the diverse culture and history of Asian communities in Canada.
This year's theme is Honouring Asian Canadians: Stories that Built Canada so we're sharing a collection of titles to help you discover new stories:
Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong
See No Stranger by Valerie Kaur
Puti/White by Patria Rivera
The Wake Up by Michelle Mijung Kim
All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir
China Unbound by Joanna Chiu
How to Pronounce Knife by Souvankham Thammavongsa
Search the catalogue to find your next read (links in bio)!
Join us as we explore campus for a medicine walk, learning about the connection between urban ecologies and indigeneity.
Medicine Walk: Urban Land is Indigenous Land
Wed May 13, 2026
1 - 3 pm
Meet at Dana Porter Library lobby
Register now to reserve your spot >> https://libcal.uwaterloo.ca/calendar/events/CampusWalkS26
Both Dana Porter and Davis Centre Libraries will be on modified hours April 24 - May 10.
Monday to Friday
DP: 8 AM – 5 PM
DC: 8 AM – 5 PM
Saturday and Sunday
DP: 11 AM to 5 PM
DC: 11 AM to 5 PM
For full details on library hours and Ask Us (chat/email) support, visit the library website >> https://libcal.uwaterloo.ca/hours/
Congratulations Warriors, exam season is officially complete! Time to de-stress, detach and indulge in self-care.
Take a look at these University of Waterloo students engrossed in a pinball tournament in 1976 – an activity set up to help them temporarily forget about the stress of exams. They are deeply engaged, calculating every next move with no other worries on their mind!
Now that exams are over, how do you like to de-stress?
Taken from Kitchener-Waterloo Record Photographic Negative Collection. 76-1949_002.
#TBT #UWSCA #UWaterloo #ExamSeason
Image: A group of university students gathered around a pinball machine, with one person in the front playing the pinball machine.
